The contract values will be included in the company’s bookings for the first quarter of 2009. Preliminary operation of the CSP plant is anticipated in 2010.
The CSP plant, as designed by SENER-AMSA, uses the SENER Central Receiver System design with molten salt heat storage, which will provide more efficiency and usage factors than units without storage. The salt will be heated by concentrated solar light reflected by heliostat mirrors toward a tower-mounted receiver. After heatinf, the salt is then circulated through the Foster Wheeler equipment to generate steam for power generation.
“Foster Wheeler was instrumental in the design development of solar thermal power technology in the 1970s and early 1980s,” said Eric Svendsen, chief executive officer of Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A. “The renewed global interest in solar power gives us the opportunity to apply this expertise to the advanced solar thermal power plants being developed today. Our contract with SENER-AMSA JV is an important step in that direction. Coupling our expertise in solar steam generation technology with our capability to deliver competitive, high-quality equipment brings exceptional value to CSP solar projects like Gemasolar.”
